Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated KMP Expressway and flagged off the Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Singh section of Delhi Metro's Violet Line through a remote control from Sultanpur village in Ballabhgarh district of Haryana. The passenger services on the section would commence at 5 pm Monday.

PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district. Chief Minister of Haryana, ML Khattar was among those present at the inauguration of Delhi Metro line.

New links of Delhi Metro, KMP Expressway in Haryana: 10 points

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With the inauguration of Escorts Mujesar extension line, Ballabhgarh has become the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity. Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh already have Delhi Metro connectivity.

Before Monday's inauguration, 25.8 km of metro lines were operational across Haryana. Now, the total length of metro kilometres in Haryana is 29 km. In a statement, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said all trains running on this section are manufactured in India.

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The Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section is expected to play a crucial role in improving transportation between the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi and Central Delhi.

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Ballabhgarh is an upcoming urban settlement which is an industrial city. Large numbers of people travel everyday for their professional requirements from Ballabhgarh to Delhi and vice-versa, the DMRC said.

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The Raja Nahar Singh Metro station of this section will be integrated with the Ballabhgarh Railway station and the interstate bus terminal of Ballabhgarh directly with a foot over-bridge, which is currently under construction.

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A peak hour frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays. All trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh corridor.

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As for the roadway project, the inauguration of the Kundli-Manesar section marks completion of the entire 135.65 km stretch of the KMP Expressway. The Kundli-Manesar stretch is about 83 km-long. The Manesar-Palwal stretch of the KMP Expressway was earlier opened for public use.

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The KMP Expressway is expected to decongest the road traffic in Delhi especially by reducing the number of trucks entering the national capital. Trucks have been a major source of vehicular pollution in Delhi.

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The KMP Expressway will also provide high-speed link between northern Haryana and southern districts, and offer uninterrupted commercial traffic from Haryana to neighbouring states.